Summary
Matt Richards is a seasoned Frontend Developer based in London with over a decade of focused front-end experience and more than twenty years in the web industry, blending hands-on coding with team and project leadership. He has driven polished, intuitive user experiences across startups and large organisations—from Quidco where he progressed to Head of Front End, to recent roles at Front Office AI, Middlesex University and now IBM. Comfortable in both contractor and permanent settings, he brings pragmatic delivery, mentoring experience and a knack for turning complex requirements into clean, usable interfaces. Known for being affable and hardworking, he pairs deep front-end instincts with a calm leadership style that helps teams ship reliable products. An early computer science graduate, he quietly bridges traditional web craftsmanship with modern frontend practices.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Liverpool John Moores University